Speakers
Hear from the most influential leaders and experts who will discuss pressing issues and emerging trends in cyber security.
Keynote & Featured Speakers
World-Class Speakers
Explore the full lineup presenting across six content themes. Filter by topic, format, or theme to find the speakers you don't want to miss.
Jennifer Vu
Head of Advisory Services
Skylight Cyber
Jennifer Vu is head of advisory services at Skylight Cyber, presenting on rethinking how we assess security control effectiveness and find the weak spot.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Jennifer
Vu
Jen Stockwell
National Security and Geopolitical Risk Principal
Telstra
Jen Stockwell leads Telstra's National Security and Geopolitical Risk group, joining a panel on aligning cyber intelligence with Australia's resilience.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Jen
Stockwell
Jeremy Daly
Cybersecurity Lead
Lumify Work
Lumify Work's Jeremy Daly builds security training and GRC programs for government and enterprise, co-leading the Chatham House governance self-check workshop.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Workshop
Jeremy
Daly
Jeremy Kerwin
Cyber Security Engineer
Thales
Jeremy Kerwin is a cyber security engineer with 20 years across threat hunting and IR, presenting on a zero-budget SOC built on git, markdown and plain text.
Running Secure Operations
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
Breakout
Jeremy
Kerwin
Jerica Macaraeg
Security Analyst
Skylight Cyber
Jerica Macaraeg is a security analyst intern at Skylight Cyber, presenting on her first year bridging university cyber studies and industry GRC practice.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Jerica
Macaraeg
Jesse Hoppo
Cyber Security Senior Lead
Telstra
Jesse Hoppo is senior lead in Telstra's Threat Research and Intelligence Group, joining a think tank on what Telegram knows about your company that you don't.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Think Tank
Jesse
Hoppo
Jesse Pearce
Director
McGrathNicol
Jesse Pearce is a director at McGrathNicol specialising in DFIR, joining a think tank on the checklists, choices and chaos of a breach's first 24 hours.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Think Tank
Jesse
Pearce
Jessica Sears
Chief Risk Officer
Cybernetic Shield
Jessica Sears is chief risk officer at Cybernetic Shield, presenting on the missing human layer in incident response for when the victim panics.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Jessica
Sears
Joe Buffone
Managing Director
Strategic Crisis Solutions Pty Ltd
Joe Buffone is managing director of Strategic Crisis Solutions, joining a panel on the Cyber Civilian Reserve's move from concept to deployable capability.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Joe
Buffone
Joel Dawson
GTM Director
NTT DATA
Joel Dawson is GTM director for public sector and enterprise at NTT DATA, presenting on quantum computing's Q-Day threat to encryption and cyber security.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Strategic Competition in AI and Quantum Capability
Breakout
Joel
Dawson
Joel Panther
Managing Security Consultant
CyberCX
Joel Panther is a managing security consultant at CyberCX in offensive security, joining think tanks on adaptive hacking CTFs and digital sovereignty.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Hacking, Red Teaming
Digital Sovereignty
Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research
Think Tank
Joel
Panther
John Ellis
Global Head Of Security Trust & Influence
QBE
John Ellis is global head of security trust and influence at QBE, presenting on why cyber leaders mistake motion for progress and how strategy differs.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
John
Ellis
John Hare
Associate Partner
EY
John Hare is an associate partner in EY's cyber security practice, presenting on re-engineering supply chain risk from compliance engine to adaptive control.
Building Secure Technology
Supply Chain, Dependency and Provenance Risk
Breakout
John
Hare
John O'Driscoll
Chair of CCR Advisory Board
Medibank
John O'Driscoll chairs the Cyber Civilian Reserve Advisory Board and was Victoria's first CISO, joining a panel on the Reserve from concept to capability.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
John
O'Driscoll
John Stoner
Security Strategist
Google Cloud
John Stoner is a global principal security strategist at Google Cloud, presenting on better security plumbing and bringing data pipes to SQL for detection.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
John
Stoner
Jonathon Tindale
Founder
Crimp
Jonathon Tindale is founder of Crimp and an OSINT specialist, presenting on the physical threats to critical infrastructure your SOC was never watching for.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Jonathon
Tindale
Jon Sabberton
Senior Manager, Mandiant
Google
Jon Sabberton is a senior manager in Mandiant's Security Transformation Services, presenting on securing the multi-cloud control plane in an age of AI agents.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Jon
Sabberton
Jordan Moshcovitis
Head of Applied AI
Engram Research
Jordan Moshcovitis is head of applied AI at Engram Research, presenting on AI governance and proving your autonomous agent actually made the right decision.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Jordan
Moshcovitis
Jose Bishop
CEO
A Good Certification Group
Jose Bishop is CEO of A Good Certification Group, joining think tanks on how to challenge your auditor and how AI reshapes your ISO 27001 certification.
Building Secure Technology
People, Culture and Workforce
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Professional Practice, Ethics and Standards
Think Tank
Jose
Bishop
Josh Drean
Co Founder
Decentrive
Josh Drean is co-founder of Decentrive and co-author of Employment is Dead, joining a think tank on why the cyber workforce crisis needs a new career model.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Think Tank
Josh
Drean
Josh Farrington
CEO
Solara Health
Josh Farrington is founder and CEO of Solara Health, joining a panel on building cyber talent and securing SMEs through structured studentship programs.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Panel
Josh
Farrington
Josh Lemon
Chief of DFIR
SoteriaSec
Josh Lemon is chief of DFIR at SoteriaSec and a SANS instructor, presenting on whether ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are useful in a real breach investigation.
Hacking, Red Teaming
AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces
Breakout
Josh
Lemon
Julian Brownlow Davies
SVP Offensive Security Operations & Strategy
Bugcrowd
Julian Brownlow Davies is SVP of offensive security at Bugcrowd, joining a think tank on why detection needs adversarial ground truth to find real signal.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Think Tank
Julian
Brownlow Davies
Jun Yamog
Lead Security Architect
CyberCX
Jun Yamog is lead security architect at CyberCX, joining a think tank on how his AI bots went from developer to hacker in just two hours.
Hacking, Red Teaming
AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces
Think Tank
Jun
Yamog
Secure your place at cybercon 2026
Register now to hear leading voices from across the global cyber security industry share their expertise.
